DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER VOL LXXV. IT WILL BE AN ANNOAL AFFAIR The farmers' piouio held 'it Dmitri's Park Saturday was suoew-fiil (ir lo yond what was anticipad'il. Tim pic nic, hereafter, will be nn uiiiinitl ulT.iir and If the well-laid plans ilrt mt mis carry the outing uext yenr w II briny together thousands histo id uf hundreds as this year. The picnickers liegan to assemble about 10 o'ulock Saturday inclining. Long before noon the park with its hundreds of vehicles ocoupyiug all the opeu sp.ices piesented such nn appearance as never before in its his tory. By noon there wore probably flvo hundred people on the gronud repres enting uea>ly evory township ot Mon tour oouuiy with a lair sprinkling from Point, Gearhart anil Hush town ships of Northumberland nonnty and Hemlock, Montour and otlior town ships of Columbia county. Dinner was tlio flint tiling in ordor and seldom before woro tables such an these spread in the park. The poultry pens this year are crowded and the ohiokens are fat; the gardens and or chards are burdnnod with a yield tliat was never more luscious and naturally ou tliis the day of their auuual outing nothing was too good for the farmers and their friends. Large tables sur rounded by groups of families and rep resenting in their sumptuous contents contributions from many Bouroos were spread all about the grove. A spirit ot hospitality was in the air and there wore a doss n invitations for every in dividual who happened into tlio grove without his own well-tilled basket. Diuner over the pavilion became the gre.it oeuter of attraction. By two o'clock the familiar melody of Will iam Kern's old-time HdJle was hoard and the young people of the farm lin ed up for the dance, which coulinued during the afternoon. The older men found amusement in pitching quoits, while a large number of boys whiled •way the aftaruoon playing ball. The prlmo movers of the pionio wore Mrs. George Leighow, Mrs. Charles Riahel and Mrs. Oscar Vasliue. At the suggestion of these energetic ladies •n organization was effected and plans laid to hold the pionio annually. A meeting was oalled in the pavilion at 4 o'clock. The matter was discuss ed, after wiiioli an organization was effected by electing County Commis sioner George Leighow president; H. L. Dlehl, secretary ami Jaoob Sliullz, treasurer. The organization is to he known as tiie Trl-Oouuty Piouic As sociation. The following committee was appointed to miike arrangements for next year's picnic : J. A. Merrill, William Curry, of Valley township; Charles Kishel, Cooper township ; John Colemau of Limestoue township; Jeremiah Diehlnf Anthony township; 'Hutus Hird, Mityherry township; Jeff erson Betz, West Hemlock; Clarence Kishel, Derrv township; J. O. Warner and K. G. Wertmau of Mahoning town ship; O. V. Amuierman, Ksq., A. C. Angle and M. H. Soli ram of Danville; 'Frank Hagenbuoh and Frank Emmitt of Mdntour township, Columbia coun kty ; Samuel Scott of Point township; IJpbu Eokert, Rush township and I. 0. Mfeager, Geafhart township,Noitlium [ berlaud county. lUu motion it was ordered that the wives of tlio above mimed gentlemen be also included in the general com mittee. At a future date to b.i agreed upon the committee will meet lo ap point speeial oommittoes and to make Other preliminary arrangements. "> .Alter defraying all expeuses a sur plus of |8.40 remained on liaud, which I wax tamed over to the treasurer. Bamuel Sfaawda at Suubury. Samuel Shawda, Soubury's Hell sup posed detoctivo, who is wanted at Wllliamsport on several oharges is iu these parts again,lint manages to keep out of the clutches nf the pollen. Several months ago, it will be re membered that Shawda while hoard ing at Wllliamsport flim-flamed the boarding mistress out of some money by representing himself to be a detec tive aud promising to transact some business for her. About the same time a Williamsport woman was attaoked in the kitohou at her homo one morn ing at an early hour and robbed. Sev eral.other burglaries happened about the same time. A young fellow by the naine of Knapp, who boarded at the tame place with Shawda, was arrest ed ou suspicion. Developments con nected Shawda with the case, but ho iu the moantime had skipped out. Of ficer! from Williamport followed him to Suubury aud Shamokin, but failed to capture him. The other evening whilo Officer Whaleu of Suubury, was patrollug his Harket streot boat he noticed a ninu | leave a seat ill Oaraerou Park and run ! toward the river. Suspecting that the roan WAR fleeing because he had com* milled some unlawful act he started | In parauit. As the man passed uuder the aro light the officer discovorod it wan Shawda, but as he had a start of over a halt block he escaped by dodg ing in a dark alley. Wonderful Tomatoeß. Heber L. Do Witt of Walnutdale, has broken all records iu growing toma toes this year. Two specimens weie ex hibited abiut South Danville yester day whioh excited much wonder. Baoli of the tomatoes meisurori inohes iu oircnmfereueo, one weighing one pound, nine Ounces aud the other one pouud seven ounces. It wonld require but forty tomatoes averagiug the size ot tli-se to make a bushel. MANY HILLS WERE PAID The School Hoard held a regular meeting Monday. The session was n lengthy one, ilthongh beyond the pay ing of n 1 U'Re number of bills, includ ing tilo4,i for the >ear's supplies, the volume of business transacted was not veiy Ui'K itorough Superiuteudent Qordy made a request for au additional typewriter for the Commercial Department of the High School. lu all, he said, there are thirty-til tie pupils taking lessons on the typewriter. The four machines In use accommodate ouly thirty-two pupils, the exoess of seven pupils be ing obliged to take their lessons before school in tlio morning or during in termission. It was the sense at the Board that uotliing iu the way of facilities should bo omitted that might be ueeded to se cure the very best of 'esults aud on motion of Mr. Pursel it was ordered that another Remington Typewriter he purchased. On niotiou of Mr. (Jreeno she Secre tary was instructed to purchase two recitatiou benches for use in the Kourth Ward sohools. Borough Superintendent Gordy re ported that the number of (ion-resident pupils is thirty-uino and that the amouut of taitiou paid in is $581.76. Superintendent Gordy also reported that he had visited all the sohools and had given espeoial attention to the quality of work done by the new teachers. He was satisfied, he said, that the Sohool Board had made no mistake iu its choice of teachers for the several vacancies. He was especi ally pleasad with the work done in the Comnieioial Department, while each of the new teaohers give evid ence of streugth and are already ac complishing fine results. Ou motion the Secretary was in structed to purchase a table tor Miss Fiy's room in the Fourth Ward. Ou motion it was ordered that 3000 monthly report cards be printed. James Hobert Feeley representing Bridgeiuau's Historical Sohool maps appeared before the Board and exhibit ed his series ot four maps. The mem bers wore niDOh interested in the maps, which possess many fine fea tures. The direotors did not wish to act hastily iu deciding whether or not to adopt the series and the matter was left in the hands of the Supply Com mittee to report at tho next meeting. In considering bills oue or more was refused payment, presented by janit ors, which inoluded time for olsauiug gutters. It was the sense of the Board that oloamiig gutters is iuoluded iu the janitor's regular duties and doos not command extra pay. it should he done during the sohool term, oil Sat urdays or at intervals between otlior work while the sohools are iu session. The following members were iu their places: Dr. Harpel, Ortli, Greene, Horns, Pursel, Haritig, Fischer,Trum liowiir, Adams, Jacobs and Werkheiser. The following bills were approved for payment: Willinm Aten # 7.80 O.isper Diseroad 00 Morning News .75 O. M. Leniger 8(1. DO Rook Oovera, &c. 141.M0 Wei liver Hardware Oo 38.15 Esterbrook Steel Mfg. Oo 9.5? A. H. Orone 10.50 Standard Gas Oo 25 Thomiis A. Schott 846.80 Practical Text Book Oo 25.00 CHnn & Oo 16.96 Maynard Merrill & Oo 25 (15 Thompson, Brown & Oo 16.00 S. M. Truinbower 89.81 D. Appleton & Oo 53.90 O. W. Eggert 8.25 E. E. Shultz 18.40 Danville Stove & Mfg. Oo 7.65 T. W. Hale 15.00 Ezra Unas 50 E. K. Penny 1 13.75 D. O. Williams 42.25 John Hixson 43.79 Mrß. Rebecca Lovett 5 00 Reading Iron Oo 1.00 Washington Hose Oo 2.85 Martin Sintou 1.00 Mrs. Keuuedy 1.00 S. W. Arms 5.77 American Book Co 214.64 E. W. Peters 190.80 Foundry Breaks All Recordß. The foundry connected with the Danville Stove Works yesterday prob ably bioke the record in the way of heavy heats. The amount of iron run was 44,000 pounds. On Monday the heat was 42,000 pounds. The oldest employes in the foundry stste that they have no reoollection of ever running a heat exceeding that of yesterday. It was brought about by the faot that the moulders were all out,occupying every floor in the foun dry. ; The Danville Stove Works is one of our busiest industries, aud the aggre ■ gate of time lost in the oourse of a i year is small indeed. New Houses. | The throe new houses being built by I George Edmoudson ou East Market streotare rapidly approaohing comple | tion. They show up very nloely in ! deed under their new paint and are qnile au attraction ou a spot where before were only a nest of weather , beaten aud dilapidated buildings. It is evident that all the improvements in the Borough are not confined to Mill street. "PLKDOKD BUT TO TBUTH, TO ÜBIHT AITO LAW —MO FA YOB SWATS UB IKB « Via »■»* AWM.- DANVILLE. MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER IG, 1904 PAVING BLOCKS JEING LAID Agreeably to the announcement made in our last issue the first brick was laid on Mill street Monday. As was thoroughly appropriate,this the crown ing foatare of the whole process of paving was not without it* spoctaou lar feature and the Hist paving block was placed in position by Miss Heleu Magill, daughter of It. D. Magill aud a representative ot one of the oldnst families of the town. The ontire forenoon was spent in getting things in readiness. Hy one o'clock a crowd began to assemble, as by this time it bogan to be whispered about that the beginning of the work was to ho attendod with some formal- i ity, although it seemed impossible to learn who was to have the honor of laying the first brick. Nearly an hour was spent in putting on the oourso of sand. This in itself was a new brunch of the work and was looked upon with interest especi ally when the wide "cro'7U board" was brought into play to piano off the sand. By two o'elook thore wero several hundred people present, among whom was Will G. Brown with his camera waiting to get a snap shot of tho first brick beiug laid. It was a little after two when everything was in readiness. Up to the last moment few, indeed, had any idew who was to lay the first briok, although it was generally oon oedod that it was to be a woman. All doubts were put to rest, how ever, when Miss Helen Magill was es corted through tho densely packed crowd to a point west of the trolley track ou Mill street, slightly north of Mahoning street where the course of sand began. The young lady's part was soon played. She was handed a briok, which she took iu her own bauds and undor instruction placed it in the sand, where it is to bear the burdou of trafflo dur ing another and probably a brighter era of Danville's history. The first briuk in positiou. Miss Ma gill gracefully retired, while a storm of applause burst from tho several hundred people assembled. There was something thoroughly meet ill tho pro ceedings. As stroot paving is one of the most marked improvements in Danville's history so Miss Magill is the great, great graud daughtor of General William Montgomery, tho founder of Danville mid the great grand daughter of Daniel Montgomery, tor whom the town was named. An Early Morning Wedding. The marriage of Miss Jane M. Lloyd and William J. Williams of this city was solemnized ill Christ Episoopal Church at 7 o'clock yesterday morn ing, Rev. Edward Ilaughtou, rector of the church, officiating. There were somo uico floral decora tions, hut tho wedding was a very simplo affair witnessed only by a small assemablgo of the more intimate friends of the young couple. Mr. and Mrs. Williams left on the 7:55 P. & R. train for a trip to Phila delphia and New York. The bride is u popular and well known youug lady of this city. The groom is a clerk ill the local post office and has niuuy friends among our busi ness people. Ho is organist at Christ Episoopal ohuroli and is well known ill musical circles. Returning from tlieir wedding trip Mr. aud Mrs. Williams will take up tlioir residence on West Markot street. Raising Ootton From the Seed. Daniel Ross, Water street, has quite a curiosity iu the form of a ootton plant, whioh is in blossom and is growing nicely. A few months ago Oscar Melliu re oeived a small quantity of raw cotton by mail from a friend who lives iu the ootton growing bolt. Oscar extracted the seeds and presented a conplo of thom to Daniel Koss, who merely as an experiment planted them. ITo his surprise they sprouted aud one of them notwithstanding that it was far out of its latitude began to grow nicely. It is now nearly a foot high, bearing somo resemblance to a stalk of buokwheat. It boars a blossom which looks a good deal like a dog wood flower Daniel is watching his plant with a good deal of onriosity to see some sign of cotton developing. Bad Hill Will Disappear. Que of the most palpable improve ments made by the reconstruction of the road to Mausdale under the Act of 190!), is the cutting down of the bad hill at the Western extremity of the old Fair Ground. The long out at that point has been sunk aboot three feet and it will have togo down about a foot deeper. The ground excavated is being cartod just beyond the cot where it is asod in Ail ing up the road bed. The effect when the road is fluiahed will he to almost entirely abolish the liill at that point or at least to substi tute for it an easy if a longer grade. One by one the advantages of the State Highway become apparent as the work progresses aud tlio method of construction is understood. Where Oacmmbers Thrive. Thomas Sanders, East Xront street, raised a big crop of cucumbers ill his garden this summer. From a little patch less than fiftoeu feet square lie lias gathered H(«M) cucumbers. They orowded each other on the vines form ing immense clusters. Mi. Sanders left a bunch in this office yesterday ill which eleveu ououmbers were growing together. WILL REMOVE TO PHILADELPHIA Miss Mary J. Wetzel, Librarian at the Thomas Beaver Free Library, lias praotioallv severed her connection with that institution and will remove to Philadelphia. Miss Wetzel was chosen as librarian when the Thomas Reaver Free Library was first thrown open to the pablio and she hai been continaonsly in charge nntil the present mouth when the resignation which she tendered last summer went into effect. Some formality yet remains to be complied with before Miss Wetzel's resignation oau be acoepted. Mean while she has been granted an indef inite leave of absenoe by the Trastees. Miss Wetzel has filled the difficult and at times trying position of librar ian most acceptably to all classes of patrous. Few persons are so well ad apted by uatnre for such a position. Whatever the future of the Thomas Reaver Free Library may be its hun dreds of patroui will always have cause to kindly remember its flrßt librarian whoso signal ability and whose courtesy of manner through so many years added to the general ef ficacy of tlio noble institution and made a trip to the library for the ex change of books an errand of real pleasure. Miss Wetzel on retiring lias appoint ed her niece, Miss Mary A. Wetzel, as tier successor for the present. The last uamed young lady liaj been assistant librarian for some years past. She is thoroughly familiar witii the duties and is well adapted for the position. Miss Wetzol, the retiring librarian, and her mother, Mrß. O. 3. Wetzel, will remove to Philadelphia where they will take up their residence with Miss Bertha Wetzel. The two ladies will leave Danville in a week or so. First Viotim of Season. Blaine Hoffman, nineteen years old, was so seriously injured in the first football game of the season at Lykeus Saturday that he died Sunday after uoou. Young Hoffman, who is a sou of Johu Hoffman, participated in a game whioh was played by two elevens from that place, at the local park. He was given the ball and started down the Held for a touchdown when he was taokled by a member of the opposing team aud immediately the remaining members of both elevens were mixod up iu a struggling mass. It was iu tills scrimmage that Young Hoffman was hurt aud when the mass of aims, legs and bodies had been un tangled he lay prostrate on tho grouud. After some time ho revived and it was thought that he was but slightly in jured. He did not continue in the game, however, but was able to walk homo after the contest with tho aid of Hoveral of his fellows. Upon arriving home he was seized with excruciating pains but still his injuries were not considered of a ser ious nature. The pains contiuued and a physician, after a diagnosis of the boy's hurts, discovered llmt he had been internally injured. HolTman gradually grew worse aud died at three o'clock Sunday after noon. A Site For the Scale. Tho wolgli scales, which are to lo removed from Mill street, in all prob ability will he Installed just west of J. B. Uearhart's store, Bloom street, on the disused alley recently vacated by resolution of Counoil. Every one seoms glad that the old soales aro to ba removed from Mill street. At tho same time they are a publio necessity and no more suitable and convenient site can bo found for them than the one at Mr. Uearhart's ■tore, whioh being open at eaoli sido will make it possible to drive on tho ■oalos either way and to leave by a convenient thoroughfare without any backing aronnd or turning. The old scales have been an Institu tion on Mill street for very many years. Few of our oldest residents can romomber back to a time when they were not there. The consensus of opin ion seems to be that they were built early in the 40's. The removal of the soales will take place at a very early day—probably next week,in order to have Mill street clear for paving at that point. A Oourse of Iron Stone. Mill street aB is well known at one time was on the level with Blizzard's ran and during the many years which the prooess of Ailing op was in pro gress all sorts of material were used in constructing the street. At some places, it is said,that oart loads of hot oinder were dumped in the low places. It was generally believed, therefore, that exoavatiug for paving between the oanal and the weigh soales wonld prove a difficult proposition. So far as the work has gone, however, it is found that cinder and the like lies at a considerable depth and that abont the only kind of material to be remov ed to make room for paving is the oourse of iron stone, whioh was last applied. Beneath the iron stone is a ; coarse of alayey material or shale haaled in from the gravel bank north of tho Borough. We rarely hear of a fatal railroad accident in Englaud or on the oontin nnt of Europe,bat soaroely aday passes without a suiawh-up witli aome killed and mangled on sonic American rail road. Perhaps this is because we are so lenient with those to whoße fault the acoidents are dae. C. E. YORKS IN TOWN O. K. Yorks, Secretary of the Ser rano Gold and Ooppor Mining 00., of whioli I. X. Urior ot thisolty is Presi dent,anil Myron Lowe ot Lime Kidge, Treasurer, paid this city a visit yos terday iu tho interests of the above company. Mr. Yorks has lost none of his old enthusiasm as he discourses on the fu ture of tho Serrauo mines, which are looated in Mexico. He is more firmly oonvinced than ever that the mines are dostined to become famous among the world's largest copper producers. Apropos to Mr. Yorks' roßy view might be cited an articlo on the "Can aaea Oarap." In whioli the Serrano mines are located, printed In the "Wall straet Journal" of August 2(1. The art icle reads: L. Liudsey, prominent in raiuing circles, who was the pioneer in de veloping the Canauea camp in Mexico, uow made famous by the Greene Con solidated Copper Co., is in Boston. Mr. Lindsoy has jost Bold to the Phelps- Dodge copper interests control of th Indiana & Sonora Co. in tlie center of the Cananea copper belt,in whioh sale over {1,000,000 is involved. The prop -01 tv was acquired in tho name of the Copper Queen 00. Mr. Lindsey says : "I believe that the Cananea oamp is destined to be come one of tlte largest producers of copper in tho world. It was only five yoars ago that the Greene Company began operations and it is today the third largest copper producer in the world, turning ont about 80,000,000 pounds of copper per annum and it will probably soon be the second larg est produoer." Mr. Yorks has a very interesting photographic view of the Greene Con solidated mines in his possession.show ing the exact location of the Indiana & Sonora mines jost sold to the Phelps-Dodge interests for such a fabulous sum. Tho photograph also shows the exact looatiou of the Ser rano Gold and Copper Mining CO'B mine*, which are a part of the same group and lie within a shoit radius of the most valuable mines In the camp. Spanish-American War Veterans, The Twelfth Regiment Pennsylvania Voluutoer Association of the Spauißh- American War will hold its Becoud an nual reunion at Milton Saturday, Oct ober iitftli. The committee of arrangements are very anxious to make tho event a grand success and they ask the hearty 00-oporation of the Danville members of the Association. At the rouniou held at Williamsport last year Herbert Dreifuss, William Hussell, and Jacob Strausuer of Com pany K wore appointed as a committee to look after tho interests of the As sociation In Danville, soeuring now members, &c. Tho members of Com pany Fin addltian to the Committee of thiee above named who have joined the Association are Major C. P. Gear hart, Reinhart O'Hlosser, Danville; Dr. E. L. Davis of Herwiok and W. H. Crawford of Cammai. Tho Coininitteo of Arrangements is composed of the following: H. R. Cannon, W. H. Stiaub, H. W. Cham berliu, Joseph D. Nicholas, H. H. Harris and Harry E. Davis. The com mittee from Company F is asked per sonally not only to look after themein beis belonging to the Association urg iug their attendance at the coming re union, bat also to limit up the nion who have not as yet joined and urge them to he presont at Milton on Ooto bor 2'Jtli, prepared to hand in an ap plication for mem bership. May Install Electric Light, A rise in the river more or loss mark ed is looked forward to as the result of the rain yosterday. Nothing would lie more welcomo to tho ferrymen. As things stand now it is almost impossible to make a trip across the rivor without the flat boat getting fast upon a rook and oaasing a long delay. Even the naphtha launches wout oat of commission ynstorday ow ing to the low water. (Jnlesi the river takos a rise the County Commissioners will blast one of the large rooks whioh lies in tho path of Hie ferry and causes tho most trouble. The County Commissioners at their next meeting will also iu all probability decide to install electric light at the lauding ou the south side. Brought Qood Results. The good work accomplished by the State Board of Health in seouring a pretty general enforcement of the law against toy pistols, dynamite craokers and other dangerous fire works is made manifest by the statistics that were oompiled since the Fourth of July,aud which have been made publio. It is proper to state that the fight against these explosives was not confined to this state, but was pretty general throughout the oountry. The natnber of deaths from tetanus or lockjaw re sulting from Fourth of July accidents last year waß four hundred and fifteen. This year it is one hundred and five. Last year there were eighty-two fatal cases iu Pennsylvania alone, and this year there were bat seventeen. The board should feel that ita work liad wrought the most satisfactory reaalta, and tho public should give the board'a future efforts iu this direotion its most earnest co-operation. Japs Dear Mukden. MUKDEN, Sept. U.—The Japanese army is within twenty-one miles of Mnkdeu. There is no Indication of their advanoing. AN UNLUCKY LINEMAN Qoorge Schley, a lineman connect ed with the Danvillo and Rloomsburg Street Railway Ooinpauy, met with a terrible fall Monday night as the re sult of which it was necessary to re move him to the hospital for treat ment. Schley and a companion, it appears, were sleeping at Reichard's lime kiln near Grovauia. Whon tho companion awoke yesterday morning he was sur prised to find Schley missing. He call ed for him but received no responso. Much mystified he went to a house nearby and asked for assistanoe in in stituting a search. Below the kilu Soliley was found in an unconscious state having taken a sheor drop of twenty-four feet, land ing ou a hard rook bottom. The man was oarried under one of tho sheds oounected with the lime kilu and Dr. S. Y. Thompson of this oity was called. Sohley was still in a daz ed or Bomi-consoiouß Btato, although he could occasionally be rousod to con sciousness. In one of those intervals he explained that he had fallen from the top of the kiln. Alongside his head was a bad oontu siou, while elsewhere about his body wero bruises of greater or less sever ity, although singularly enough the mail escaped broken bones. Dr. Thompson was nut clear wheth er Sohley'g oondition was due to tho terrible fall or the effects of coal gas inhaled from the lime kiln while sleeping. He rather thooght it was doe to the latter aud expected to see him reoover in a short time. The injured man was removed to Stonge's hotel where later in the day he was seen by Dr. Phillips of Blooms burg,at whoso advice he was removed to tho Williamsport Hospital on the 4 o'clock P. & R. passenger train. The two men came to tho limo kilu in the evening and finding the plaoe warm and pleasant laydowu and were soon asleep. The supposition is that during the night Sohley ovoroome by the gas rose to his feet and In a dazed condition wandered along until he oame to the edge where tie fell over. The injured lineman has been es pecially unfortunate in his time. A few years ago he fell from a high pole and fractured both legs just above the aukles. A Fine Orop of Weeds. Tho abandoned grave yard on Bloom street has responded nioely to the fino growing conditions this year and has produced probably the biggest orop of weods in its history. During August iu former years the woods wore cut down,whioh improved its appoaranco somewhat as autumn camo on, but this year, it Booms, the old grave yard was forgotten aud the apearanco presented is qulto dispirit ing. But little lias been heard of lato con cerning tho proposition to present the abandoned cemetery to tho Borough to be used as a publio park aud a site for the prospective soldiers' monumont. Council is probably too busy Just now looking after the various muni cipal improvements to give the matter tlio necessary attention. The propor tion mnetH with popular approval and the cemetery will probably be in pos session of the Borough by th(, time tlie Soldiers' monument is completed. The Large Maple on Ohuroh Btreet. Tim large rnaplo tree on Church street in front of the property of Mrs. Rebecca Sillier was trimmed by George Gardner yesterday. The tree, one of the flnest old land marks in Danville, had grown to en ormous proportions, its trnnk being four feet in diameter aud its wide spreading blanches extending nearly across the str«et. High Constable B. H. Brown is au thority for tlio statement that the tree was planted in 1842 aud that ho assist ed in setting it in the gronnd. For some time pant the tree has been considered uusafe during high winds aud the trimming was decided upon merely as a precaution against accid ent. Eaoli of the limbs was sawed off close aud after the process of trim ming was over yesterday thoro was soarcely a vestige of greeu anywhere about the tree. Setting Back the Poles. Superintendent West of the Standard Electric Lirflit Company with a force of men was engaged yesterday in mov ing back some of the large poles on Mill street to make room for the reset ting of the curb. A good many of these poles, although owned by the Light Oompany, are used both by that concern and the telephone oompany. It is necessary to remove the poles back only a foot or so, bat owing to their depth In the ground in effecting the ohange a good deal of the side walk is nnavoidably torn ap. Repairing Crossings. The P. & K. Railway company is repairing its several orossings in the Borough. Those at Center and other streets west have already received at tention, while a large quantity of orushed stone has been nnloaded at Bloom street preparatory to beginning work at that orossing. The ties will be replaced with new ones and there will be a general filling-np about the spot, all of which will Improve things very mooh. The geography of the Far East is going to give the school ohildren trou ble pretty soon. NO TYPHOID BACILLI FOUND During tho month or rC nast owing to several cases of fever reported our water supply has been regarded with some suspicion, as it is well known that the sewage of the Hospital tor the Insane drains iton the river but a milo or so abovo tho intake at the Water Works. All doubts, however, can now bo put to rest, as the river water has been analyzed and so far as the ty phoid tever germ is ooucernod is found to be pure aud healthful Many persons becamn apprehensive of an epidomic and they thought that the city owed it as a duty to its in habitants to have tho water analyzed to the end that if pure all doubts might be put io rest ami if impure the prop er precautions might be taken to 1 ward off disease. A couple of weeks ago Dr Stock took a trip to Baltimore and without doubting the purity ef our tiltered water, to settle all coutrovorsy lie took a specimen of it along with him and had it analyzed by the Department of Public Safety of that city. In a letter just received by Dr. Stock lie is informod that tho specimen of water he furnished is pronounced hy tho Oity Pathologist as good for drink ing purposes. No typhoid bacilli were found. Duties of Supervisors. An exchange says: As one of the ox ouses for not keeping the roads in their townships in repair some super visors plead poverty. declaring that there is no money in their hands to pay for tho necessary work. But the Oeurts have decided that this is an in sufficient excuse. If a public road is in bad coudition and the township does not have the necessary money with whioh to make repairs the law provides that supervisors may levy a special tax to cover the contemplated expense. This fact should be under stood by supervisors, and make them more energetic in the performance of their duties. Supervisors should be men who take enough iutorest in their duties to keep themselves informed upon the legal requirements of their position. A sup ervisor may be handed into Court and fined for ueglooting to ueep the roads under his supervision in good repair, as was done with one supervisor in Blair couuty rocently. If tho super- j visors were to acquaint themselves with the provisions of the road laws they would be more competent to per form their djties. And with tho new interest that is being taken in good roads movement tho uninformed sup ervisor is likoly to get himself into serious trouble. Citizens of townships who have com plained for yoars against the bud con dition of the public roads should also understand their rights under the law. A knowledge of the law would show them that thoy are not at tho mercy of t,ho snporvisiors.aud while the strict enforcement of the law may cost tho taxpayers more than at present, this extra oxponse will not be felt if tho roads shall be maintained in good con dition. It is likely that there will ne a lively stiriug up of supervision in all parts of the state in the uear fu ture. Trout Outlook Most Favorable. Fish Commissioner Median is mak ing extonsivo plans to replenish the supply of brook trout,which lisli wore gradually disappearing from the wat ers of the State and in many streams had become almost extinct. At Bellofoiite hatchery ho has re served 50,000 fry for brooding purposes noxt year, 75,000 liavo been roserved at tho Corry station and 50,000 have been sout to tho Wayne County hatch ery, making a total of 175,000 fry. This number is uioro tliau seven times tho numbor of mature brooders now in the Bellofonto and Corry stations and those at Bellefonto are more than double tho entire slock of breodeis which were reserved iu any two hatch - ories iu previous years. Every female iu tho numbor reserved will probate 800 eggs. There will not be many more fry for uext spring than were distributed this year, the uumber being about six mil lions. No groat increase in breedors has been experienced this year and tho little inoreasc of last year which was met by the gift of several million eggs from the Peun Trout Company, tho Bloomingrove Park Association and others oaunot ho expectod during the coming season. After uett year, if his plans mater ialize he will be able to properly stock the streams of the State with fry and trout, which recently had become a luxury will again be found in nuiu bors iu streams wherein they can thrive. A Big Addition to Berwick Steel Sbop. Work on tho ernctiou of a largo ad dition to the plant of the American Car & Foundry Co. at Berwick was begun today. The addition, which is a continua tion of the presont plant, will ho 210 feet in length and 188 feet iu width. The addition will be used us the de partment for the oonstrnction of tlio passenger coaches and will mark a new epoch iu the history of tho Ber wiok branch of the American Car & Foundry 00. It is today the only plant iu the United Statos building steel passenger coaches and will Rive Berwick a still higher ranking among the great car manufacturing concerns of the coun try. NO. 44 LT.COL. BiU m REELECTED Tho officers of the Twelfth regiment, N. O. P., assembled at the armory of Companies K nnd K, at Sunbury.Tuea ilay oveuing, for tho purpose of eleot iiiß a Lieutenant Colonel,vloe Barber, whose eoinmissioii expired on Sunday. Lieutenant Colonel William F. Bar ber, of Lewishurg, was unanimously chosen to snccoed himself. Colonel Barber has been oonueeted with the regiment since Company A was ninsterod in, March 14, 1884. Ha wa'i appointed a sergeant April 1,1884. On July 3, 18845, he was eleoted aeo oiid lieutenant, and on April 27, 1888, was promoted to first lieutenant. He was oleoted captain Septomber B,lßß#, > and ro-olected Oc'ober 15, 1894. On Apri 15, 1898, ho was elected Major, and on Septomber 11,1899, was elected Lieutenant Colonel. At tho conclusion of the election Colonel Clement announced the fol lowing stat? appointments; Matthew H. Tnggart, Captain and Adjutant, with rank from June US, 1900; reappointed. William S. Gretzinger, Captain and Quartermaster, with rank from June 3, 1908; reappointed. Clarence E. Foresman, Captain and Commissary, with rank from Maroh 27, 1903; reappointed. Frederick A. Godcharles, Captain and Inspector of Rifle Praotioe, with rank from March 27, 1908; reappoint ed. George E. Oeppen, First Lieutenant and Battalion Adjutant, with rank from June 11, 1908; reappointed. Koy L. Schuyler, First Lieutenant and Battalion Adjutant, with rank from Juuo 11, 1908; reappointed. ' Charles Morrison,Captain and Chap lain, with rank from July 2, 1900. Tho medical officers do not go out of commission with the regimental commanders and hence are not reap pointed. The vacancy caused by the resigna tion of Lieutenant Hubert Russell was not tilled and the non-commlesioued staff has not been annonnoed. Tho next commission iu the Twelfth to expire will be thatof Major Charles P. Gearhart, of Danville, which ex pires October 9. Concrete Mixer Started. The heavy rains of yesterday morn ing and afternoon causod quite a hold up of work on],tho several improve ments under way. But four hours work was done on the rivor bridgo. Daring this time the steam concrete mixer, set up the (lay before, was Btartod up and hefore It was obliged to shut down it had tnrned out a large quantity of concrete. This novel machine is the first of its kind ever seen in this locality and affords a fin c object lesson to show to what ex tent modern machinery may hn em ployed. The crushed stone,cement and other ingredients in proper proportion are shoveled into tho "mixer" and the coucreto ready for nso issues from an other part of the machine. It is caught in a large ladle, which when lull is swung by tho steam derrick over upon the truck which is run ovor tho treat ing out to tho first pier. Btonc was placed in position tor the bottom course of the now pier on Tues day and yesterday tho interior was filled with concrete, so that tho firat course may be said to bo completod. Tho laying of brick was roauined on tho nppor portion of Mill streot yester day morning, whilo below the canal several teams were busy hauling away the ground which had been ploughed looso Tuesday aftornoou. At noon It began to rain heavily and the con tractor was obliged to discontinue all work. Nothing whatever was done on the Statu Highway yesterday owing to the rain. Work was also praotically tied up oil tho trolley line, all hands being idle with tho exception of a fow em ployed abont the power house. Two Years in Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. Steesof Can* anea, Moxioo,arrived in this oity yes terday for a visit with Mrs. Steea' mother, Mrs. Anna Johnson, Walnut street. Mr. and Mrs. Stees have been living in Cananea for two years. They give a very interesting description of the place, which is a city of some 20,000 population, at loast 15,000 of the in habitants being Americans. The oity, is in tho heart of the great mining section, and is situated among the mountains at an elevation of about five thousand feet. People from the United States, therefore, find living conditions iu Cananea about the same as in this country Mr. und Mrs. Stees left Oannnea Thursday of last week,on Tuesday ar riving at Bloomsburg.Mr. Stees' form er home. Organized Train Thieves. When a freight car that arrived at Tamaqua Saturday night was opened it was found that it had been robbed. The car was loaded with merchandise at Reading and was consigned to mer chants in Catawissa, Bloomsburg and Danvlllo. All the boxes and orates were brokou into and a portion of the ! contents taken. For some time past i complaint has beon made of oars being ■ robbed while in transit between Tama qua and Roading and the oftioers are now convinced that the work is being ' done by an organized band. I Inspect the fiuo line of Fall gooda in our stores.
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